Mexico Golf Course Reviews
Quivira Golf Course ReviewCabo San Lucas, Mexico
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Quivira Golf Course Review Summary:
This golf course boasts some of the best views along with one of the most circuitous routings anywhere. There are many good holes and a few that, although a little gimmicky, are certainly very memorable. The location of the course is amazing and, at least at present, has long sections without any buildings nearby, which is a major plus to the very tranquil feel the course presents (at least while the golfer is not trying to hit a shot over one of the many hazards that are present along the way). The best golf holes are reviewed below:
Quivira Hole 2: The opener is a slight dogleg to the right with the typical Cabo desert looming both to the left and the right. The fairway is relatively generous and the left half of the green is wide open for a solid approach.
This golf course boasts some of the best views along with one of the most circuitous routings anywhere. There are many good holes and a few that, although a little gimmicky, are certainly very memorable. The location of the course is amazing and, at least at present, has long sections without any buildings nearby, which is a major plus to the very tranquil feel the course presents (at least while the golfer is not trying to hit a shot over one of the many hazards that are present along the way). The best golf holes are reviewed below:
Quivira Hole 2: The opener is a slight dogleg to the right with the typical Cabo desert looming both to the left and the right. The fairway is relatively generous and the left half of the green is wide open for a solid approach.
Quivira Hole 3: This short par four is drivable in the right wind conditions; however, the green is small and there are sand traps surrounding most of it, along with a false front, not to mention desert lining the whole right side. So, the easier play is to the very wide fairway with only a couple of bunkers to avoid.
Quivira Hole 4: This par five has a drive over a lake, but one that really isn't in play for a decent shot. The large bunker complex down the right side of the drive is the more real obstacle. The fairway then narrows considerably closer to the green with a green sporting two bunkers on the right side.
Quivira Hole 5 (left): The signature hole is truly one of a kind. First, the drive to the hole is at least five minutes up the hill, and that does not include any time spent at the refreshment station, complete with freshly cooked items. Second, the hole is cut out of the side of the hill above the crashing waves of the Pacific, with the ultimate being the table top green right on the edge. This hole is a bit gimmicky as the tee shot can be played with a short iron or driver or anything in between, depending on the player's taste for risk and the unknown. However, it is truly a unique golf hole.
Quivira Hole 6 (below): The downhill par three sixth has a very nerve-wracking tee shot. With hillside right and the cliffs and Pacific left, there really is very little room for error. The green is narrow and deep and the views are, once again, spectacular.
Quivira Hole 6 (below): The downhill par three sixth has a very nerve-wracking tee shot. With hillside right and the cliffs and Pacific left, there really is very little room for error. The green is narrow and deep and the views are, once again, spectacular.
Quivira Hole 7: After the severity of the previous two holes, the 7th is a great change of pace and is a pleasant par four with good bunkering and use of the sand dunes lining the hole. The green complex is well devised, complete with tough-to-putt undulations and deep bunker to the left.
Quivira Hole 8 The tee shot here must avoid lots of sand/desert short, left and right. If that can be negotiated, then there is a better chance of hitting the elevated green, which is also protected by a bunker in front/left.
Quivira Hole 9: The closing hole to the par 34 front side is a really beautiful par three. It is slightly downhill and long, with a tiered green and bunker to the right side, but the dunes are seamlessly integrated down the left side of this hole and this, combined with the desert backdrop really presents a solid hole.
Quivira Hole 10: This outstanding par five is a dogleg right that plays downhill. The drive can go straight out or can cut a piece of the corner, but getting that calculation right is key to avoid problems with the nearby desert. The rest of the hole goes downhill along a massive sand dune to the left. The green is very tricky and mostly runs away from the player, but features almost counterintuitive breaks in certain sections.
Quivira Hole 12: Another great par five, this one is one of a very few holes reminiscent of the scale of the famous number 18 at Kapalua Plantation Course, but in a desert setting. Starkly downhill, the drive can be played left of or over the bunker at the corner of the dogleg, depending on the wind and the distance of the player. From there the hole snakes its way downhill to the edge of the Pacific with a green that will be tough to hold from a long way out, but more receptive to a wedge played from the right side of the fairway.
Quivira Hole 13: Movie buffs can tell you that this hole sits right above where the beach scenes from the movie Troy, starring Brad Pitt, were shot. Golfers will tell you that this is a very tough, although short tee shot, over the Pacific, with a fairly small green. The player can go left on the hillside, however, and the ball may find its way down to the green from time to time. There is no such benefit to going short, right or long.
Quivira Hole 16: The closing stretch starts with this downhill par four that is quite long. The fairway sits in a valley between two unforgiving hillsides and any tee shot that stays in the green grass will funnel down towards the middle of the fairway. Driver is needed, however, in order to leave a reasonable length approach to the green.
Quivira Hole 17: Fairly similar to the previous hole, this par four is also downhill towards the Ocean with desert on both sides. The best drive will split the cactus on the right and carry the desert wash. From there, the second must clear the wash again to get to the fairly wide open green complex.
Quivira Hole 18: The last drive of the day is fairly tight and going left on this hole near the beach is bad from tee to green. The green is also well guarded to the left by sand.
